Joslyn ate kix cereal and half of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate 2nd's on ham sandwich, 2nd's on steamed broccoli, and ate mandarin oranges.

Joslyn spotted Peyton's coat while she was eating breakfast and said, "Peyton, I love your coat!"  Peyton said, "Yah!"  It's white with silver snowflakes.

Kenzie and Riley were at the farm for about ten days and for a few minutes this morning Joslyn could not keep her hands off Riley.  She was following her all over and trying to love on her.  Basically driving Riley nuts.  :)

Nora needed some alone space so we put her in the box to play.  Here's a picture of Joslyn attending to her needs; taking her some toys and a blanket.  Notice Joslyn is also on the phone.  :)  Multi-tasking.

Emily was gone all last week too and was telling us about what she saw in the aquarium.  Joslyn said, "I didn't see a crab at the carium!"  :)

Joslyn had some sunglasses on her forehead and was nodding her head up and down fast to make them flop up and down too.  She knew she was being funny and she was laughing.

Joslyn ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground burger, french bread, corn, and a bite of carrots.

Joslyn and Morgan played together again on several different occasions.  They were dragging the big bear around and having fun with it.  Joslyn said they were "hauling bear around."  They had tried to drag him in the igloo, but only got the head in.  So I told them to peek out and I took this picture.  Joslyn is on our left side.

Lauralea said she was "chilly" and she wrapped herself with a blanket this morning.  Of course Joslyn and Morgan had to do the same thing.  They kept saying, "I'm a little chilly!"  Even Thomas got in on the act and had a blanket draped around his shoulders too.

Joslyn was on her hands and knees working on something.  Nora made her way over there and laid her head on Joslyn's back and then wrapped her arms around Joslyn.  Well that was all cute and fine, but now Joslyn turned around to see who it was.  And in the process she knocked Nora sideways and then accidentally ended up sitting on Nora.  Nora was not happy with this sudden turn of events.  :)

Joslyn was sitting in the chair and Morgan was trying to force her way up too.  So Lauralea had to intervene and helped Morgan ask if she could join Joslyn.  Morgan said, "Where can we sit that we can sit together?"  Joslyn immediately scooted over and made room for her.  (And everyone lived happily ever after.)    :)

Joslyn ate cinnamon toast and 2nd's on grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken strips, whole wheat dinner roll, bites of hash browns, and ate canned cherries.

The first thing Joslyn did was ask to play with the puzzles.  She did that for 20 minutes and Morgan joined her too.  Speaking of Morgan; Joslyn and her have been playing together a lot this week.  Emily and Kenzie are both gone all week so the options have slimmed right down.  They were playing at the table with the food toys and Morgan looks up and says; "Josey and I are being nice to each other!"  There was this incredulous tone to her voice.  Yes Morgan, we are just as surprised as you are!  :)

Here's a picture of Joslyn and Morgan on the big bear.  Joslyn said, "we ride bear!"

For this second picture I couldn't get the camera soon enough, but it's still cute.  Nora had her head laying on the mattress just like Joslyn and they were laughing and looking at each other.  Nora really likes her own space, but she and Joslyn have a special connection and she allows Joslyn to 'maul' her a little bit.  Not so much with everyone else!

Joslyn heard a song come on and she says, "Nick Nack Paddy Man!"  Which was very close.  It's "Nick Nack Paddy Wack!"  :)

She was pushing the swivel-rocker as fast as her legs could travel.  (giving a ride to Thomas and Peyton)  I don't know what triggered this thought, but she said, "I'm going shopping with Mommy!  Get another dress!!  :)

Joslyn ate most of her breakfast: whole wheat bagel and peaches.  For lunch she ate ham, 2nd's on mac-n-cheese, ate lettuce salad (ranch dressing), and corn.

After eating all but one bite of peaches for breakfast Joslyn said, "I don't like this peaches!"  It may have been because she saw a 'spot' on the peach.  Then at lunch she was trying to eat everything on her plate so she could have 2nd's on mac-n-cheese.  She saw Lauralea take some and she panicked; "Don't eat it all Lauralea!!"

She was loving on baby Noah and she touched his knee and said, "I love you muchly!!"  Ohhhhh, how sweet.

Joslyn was trying to instruct Thomas this morning.  Actually it all started with Peyton taking someone's toys, but I guess Joslyn thought Thomas needed a reminder too.  :)  She got right down in front of him (very much in his space) and said, "Don't take anyone's stuff!!  Ok Tom Tom?"  :)  So Thomas dutifully nods his head.

Thomas and Peyton were laying in the box pretending to sleep and Joslyn was covering them with a blanket and told them, "I'm going to put you to sleep!"  :)  Then she said, "Thomas is going to wake up and I drive him quick quick to the grocery store!!"  Does that sound familiar?

Nora was playing the musical keyboards with her feet (mostly toes).  Joslyn thought that was so funny. And then Thomas started laughing too.  Nora was very happy that they were laughing at her.

Joslyn ate waffle and pears for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tuna and crackers, sweet potatoes, and oranges.  She worked hard to eat all her sweet potatoes so she could have 2nd's on crackers.

Aaron was playing with Nora and I asked him if he loved Nora.  From across the room Joslyn yelled, "I love Nora!!!"  In a tone that said, 'she's my girl!!"  :)

Then at the breakfast table Thomas was saying something about Nora and Joslyn felt compelled to tell him how to pronounce her name properly.  "Not Noooowa!!  Nooooora!!"  :)  Thank you teacher !

Well I had to have some entertainment so I had Joslyn look through the viewfinder and identify some pictures for me.  :)  The first animal was a hippo.  What's this?  "Fox!!"  (You can make up your own jokes here)  Next picture were flamingoes.  What's this?  "Chicken!"  Next picture was a zebra.  What's this?  "Zebra!!"  Oh rats!  She got it right.  :)

Peyton snuggled in by Joslyn in this picture to read some books.  I like how Joslyn has stuffed books down beside her which greatly decreases the amount of sitting space available for the girls.

Right before I took this second picture Joslyn had been covering her face with the book and Nora was laughing hard.  By the time I got the camera Joslyn was done covering her face was now reading the book, but Nora was still laughing.

Joslyn ate most of chex cereal and a bite of fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a meatball, whole wheat bread, bite of broccoli-cauliflower salad, and ate apple slices.

This actually happened on Friday, but I forgot to tell you.  Joslyn had her hand up to her mouth and was making funny sounds and I couldn't figure it out so I asked her what she was doing.  She said, "It's a buck snort!!"  Daddy should be proud.  :)

We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange and Joslyn played with the dolls, blankets, and food toys first.  She also played with the swim goggles and sunglasses.  I took this picture of the 'blues sisters.'

She was wanting to look in the viewfinder of this little camera toy that has pictures of animals in it.  So I held it up for her to see (a giraffe).  She said, "a mouse?"  I laughed.  Then some recognition; "A deer!!"  So then I showed her a picture of an elephant and she said, "It's not a mouse is it?"  :)  They are not the easiest toys to see through the viewfinder, but her answers always make me laugh.  And she likes making me laugh.

Joslyn was still sitting at the breakfast table and I was on my hands and knees cleaning under the table.  She's patting me on the back and then laying her head on my back.  I love you too sweetie, but that's not real helpful.  :)

Lauralea's shirt today is made of soft cotton; flannel material I think.  Anyhow, Joslyn asked her, "Why do you have on jammy shirt?"  :)

Joslyn ate oatmeal and a bite of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate everything; hash brown casserole, biscuit, and mandarin oranges.

As you know we do toy exchange every two weeks and let the kids help us fill the washer.  Here's a picture of Joslyn doing some loading.  She is always very careful and meticulous about getting every item in there.  Which is in stark contrast to Thomas' approach.  He has the biggest armload he can possibly manage and dumps it all in at once.  In his journal today I included a picture of the items of his that made it into the garbage can instead of the washer.  :)

We were listening to kid's songs and everyone was playing.  "Jesus love me" came on and Joslyn says, "That's Alayna's song!!"  And she's right.  No one has mentioned Alayna lately and I like how something will prick their memory like that.  Very cute.

Joslyn and Thomas had another funny exchange this morning.  Thomas came to me for help getting his shoes off so he could join Joslyn on the climber.  So we got them off and I told him to put his shoes on the changing table (which he has done many times).  He turns to Joslyn and extends the shoes to her and says, "elp."  (help)  She laughs at him and says, "You don't need help!!!"  :)  I loved it.

Joslyn's motherly instincts came out again as usual.  :)  We were in the back room and Aaron picked up a toy that was sitting in front of Nora.  (it's a spinning toy that she really likes).  Nora started yelling like crazy and Aaron ran behind the chair and hid, but still clutching the toy of course.  Joslyn sprints for Nora to comfort her.  Good job Joslyn.  :)